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Originally Posted by niftydog  Sounds like your classic guitar pedal bass-suck issue. The reason it sounds thin (or sucky) is because it filters the low frequencies - some bass-specific pedals reintroduce low end near the output of the circuit to compensate. The distortion is due to the notch filter making the wah sound clipping - this is probably due to a high input signal amplitude, probably from an active bass??!
Two things you could try: - blend the effect with your clean signal.
- increase the voltage supplying the pedal.
Before you try a higher supply voltage, check the battery and/or power supply you're using is up to spec. You wouldn't want to go much further than 12V, especially long term. |
I actually don't think this is the right way to go because:
1) The pedal has a dedicated Bass-input
2) It's digital (that is my understanding anyway), so higher supply voltage is
NOT recommended.
First, are you using the bass input? Second, what setting are you using? Make sure you stay away from the "sharp" mode, it's really thin. Also, start the "decay" control right in the middle of the range, and tweak from there. Maybe it's sounding weak because it's sweeping too fast for you to notice. Also, make sure you have the sensitivity set so that it sweeps on every note. It's not an envelope-filter which will sweep on any input dynamics, it's a trigger-controlled sweep, so it might just not be sweeping.
Ultimately, it is just weak though, that's why I sold mine. And it's been a while since I sold it, so I don't really remember much about how to use it. Sorry.
